Pentidattilo, Italy
Pentidattilo
A ghost town on the slopes of a hand-shaped rock is haunted by the story of a 17th-century murder.
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Pentidattilo, Italy
A ghost town on the slopes of a hand-shaped rock is haunted by the story of a 17th-century murder.
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